A Reenchanted World: The Quest for a New Kinship with Nature

by James William Gibson

Book Overview

A surprising and enlightening investigation of how modern society is making nature sacred once again For more than two centuries, Western cultures, as they became ever more industrialized, increasingly regarded the natural world as little more than a collection of useful raw resources. The folklore of powerful forest spirits and mountain demons was displaced by the practicalities of logging and strip-mining; the traditional rituals of hunting ceremonies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805078355
• ISBN13: 9780805078350
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Metropolitan Books
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.5"